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Erebid Moth

Hemeroblemma cf. dolosina

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

Metallic blue and purple moth which appeared brown in poor lighting. This means that the moth's scales were brown, but had nano-structures on them which reflect only blue light.

Habitat:

Central American rain forest in the Mayan Mountains of Belize

Species ID Suggestions

Erebid Moth

Hemeroblemma cf. dolosina

Comments (3)

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
I don't have a photo without a flash sadly, the location was extremely dim and I didn't have a place to store the specimen overnight.
Erebidae, Erebinae, Thermesiini, Hemeroblemma sp. and it is either Hemeroblemma dolosina or Hemeroblemma dolosa. I slightly tend to Hemeroblemma dolosina due to the slightly different and less strong markings in Dolosina. Do you have another picture without flash (if this one would be flash?)?. http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318962-Hemeroblemma-dolosa

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